Sounding whirling toy



June 5, 1951 G. M. vERsosA SOUNDING WHIRLING TOY Filed Jan. 27, 1948 IN VEN TOR. 4ZZZ/Z6/VW0MMW606Q myaw ea ATTD RN EYE Patented June 5, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE SOUN DING WHIRLING TOY Guillermo M. Versosa, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application January 27, 1948, Serial No. 4,498

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to toys, and more particularly to a sounding toy which, through the act of whirling, will emit a humming sound similar to a cicada.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive toy, having means for whirling the toy through the air, and means on the toy for emitting the droning sound simulating a cicada.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy which can be sold in disassembled form, so that the assembly of the toy by a child will have an educational structural value.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed fragmentary view of the V-shaped slot for retaining the wingshaped portions in the body.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the toy embodying the invention is generally designated by the reference numeral II].

The toy I!) comprises a body II, which may be made of a light wood or a light plastic material.

The body is of strip form, having a flat bottom edge l2, and a concave bevelled upper edge Ill. The upper edge l3 extends between the upstanding rear projection I4 and the upstanding forward projection l5, and over these projections is stretched a rubber band Hi.

The contour of the upper edge spacing it from the band l6, permits full vibration of the band and full contact of the band with the force of air created by the whirling of the toy. It will to some extent also act as a sounding board for the band, and when the air is forced over the bevelled edge, it will be directed directly onto the band.

on the forward end of the body, there is a beak or head-like projection II, which simulates to some extent the head of an insect. An opening IS in the projection permits a cord l9 to be aflixed to the head, whereby the toy may be whirled through the air by the cord.

The rear end of the body is curved from the rear projection I4 to meet the bottom I2, as shown at 20, thus giving an attractive appearance to the body.

The bottom I2, at the approximate center thereof, is provided with a V-shaped slot 2|, and the slot 21 extends or opens through the bottom l2. The slot is adapted to receive the central portion 22 of the stabilizer 23, which has the wing-shaped portions 24 and 25 respectively.

The wing portions extend at an upwardly disposed incline from the portion 22 on both sides of the body and stabilize the body during its whirling motion through the air.

The stabilizer 23 is made of heavy paper or light cardboard, so that it can be easily inserted into the slot 2i.

The toy is operated by whirling it about centrifugally by means of the string which, for convenience, may be loosely secured to a stick for the easy handling thereof.

The force of pressure of the air striking the band l6 will cause the band to vibrate and emit a sound similar to a cicada.

The size and tautness of the band varies the sound emitted therefrom, so that the sound effect can be varied for the amusement of the user thereof.

The toy is easily assembled or disassembled, providing another form of amusement for the user as a structural toy.

It is believed that, from the foregoing description, the manner of construction and operation of the toy will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and it is to be understood that changes in the minor details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to, provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A sounding toy of the type described, comprising a strip-like body, having a straight bottom edge, a concave bevelled upper edge and upstanding projections at forward and rear ends of the body, a vibrating member looped on and engaging the projections on the body and extending longitudinally of the body, a head-like projection on the body, extending forwardly of the forward projection, means connected to said headlike projection for imparting a whirling motion to said body, an open sided open bottom V- shaped slot in the bottom edge of said body and a stabilizer member adapted to be removably slid into said slot.

GUILLERMO M. VERSOSA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 682,519 Bartholomew Sept. 10, 1901 2,222,677 Main Nov. 26, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 17,397 Great Britain Mar. 19, 1909 

